The Cedarville Herald, Volume 72, Numbers 27-52

The Cedarville. Herald A Republican Newspaper Published Every Friday by THURMAN MILLER. JR. Entered as second class matter October 31, 1887 at the Postof- fice at Cedarville, Ohio, under Act of Congress o f March 1879. Member—National Editorial As­ sociation; Ohio Newspaper Asso­ ciation; Miami Valiev Press A.** mogupos iiiMiii i■■■■mu— it » m— mir— in—- Editoria l PARAGRAPHS The White House is to be re­ novated^—news item. Some folks belive the renovation should in­ clude a new tenant. To “ do over” the White House is to cost $5,400,000. That’s con­ gress’s first guess. What's been ‘‘done over” in the White House down through the years has of­ ten cost us a lot more than that. Headline: “ Final Drivers Class Underway.” Just so they don’t get underfoot! The agricultural problem is not scarcity, but surpluses. Our fair and one of our neigh­ bor’s fairs are over. Another one ’’ is on this week. Fair—and war- mer—has worked out as a pre­ diction. A-bombs are being turned out on an assembly-line basis. We hope no careless worker gets be­ hind in his work and fails to put in the set screw he’s supposed to, A Martland man kissed his wife ..in public and was fined $10 for disturbing the peace - and it probably surprised bis wife $15’s worth. Aga Kahn, father of Aly Kit­ ten, who married Rita Hayworth, got himself robbed in Paris. And with the prospect of “ soon" (so the papers say) of becoming grandpa, the old boy was going to need the dough! “ Body of woman found in creek” says a headline. We saw one in Massies creek, but it didn’t look like it needed any help. Time was when judging a corn­ field was by the height of the stalks. Hybrid came along. Far­ mers became more interested in ears than in fodder height. This year's crop is taller than usual. The puzzle about corn this year is not having it, but where to put it. An attraction at county fairs in the Kentucky-born, quadrup­ let calves. They greeted their surprised mama and her owner in a pasture field in Octpher, 1948. They weigh—all of them that is—1,750 pounds. Quad cal­ ves occur about once in 100,000 calf births. A pretty 16-year-old girl drove a horse to win a race at the fair at Washington C. H. Any judge that noticed any other driver holding up a bit looked the other way. Ha probably missed a word in spelling once to let a certain girl go above him in class. Nothing about modem farming is as significant as the 4-H, FFA vo-ag school courses, all tending to encourage farm young folks to stay on the farm. Time was when all a farm boy or girl planned was to get o f f the farm and work in town, THIS ‘N’ THAT Charles Sawyer has been go­ ing around the country getting his picture in the papers at air­ ports as chamber of commerce men shake hands with him, tell­ ing them that “ the economic out­ look is good.” It is—for him! The new chairman o f the state, parole board is Percy Lowry o f Columbus. He has a splendid re­ putation for ability, honesty and intelligence. He is a Negro. The significant thing about this para­ graphs reporting a very Ameri- . can news item. It can’t happen elsewhere. By the new European pact the president, at his own discretion on,may send arms and munitions to anybody, anywhere—to Fiji Islanders or Andean goat herds­ men, It took a lot o f blood and sweat and tears to work out a revision o f powers like that through the generations since the day o f the feudal lord, and the king who could do no wrong. Admiral Byrd is planning an­ other trip to the Pole, South Pole that is. One would think there couldn’t be much difference between the North Pole and the South Pole, hut some funist says there is all the difference in the world! Admiral Byrd is 61. He Friday, August 12, 1949 plans to take about 3,500 folks with him and eight boats. If you went, you’d want at least that much, eh? The Circus o f Death is adver­ tised as a fair attraction. It’s going on all the time. The Cedarville, O. Herald SCRIPTURE: Psalms 105—107; 111— 118. DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalms 114. Singing Holidays Lesson for August 14, 1949 Dr, Foreman I F A CITIZEN of the U.S.A. ob­ served all the holidays that are officially counted as legal, some­ where in his wide country, he would have 43 days off every year. Holi­ days are a national habit In all coun­ tries. Not content with, what the law gives us, we take our personal vaca­ tions besides* But how many holidays do we sing about? (One might even dare to ask, how many are worth singing about?) In the United States, there are known to this writer no New Year songs, none for Decoration day or Labor day, none for Armistice day, none for the various birthdays cel­ ebrated hither and yon. (Who ever heard of a song to commemorate Thomas Jefferson?) We may not even sing on our personal vacations, we are too busy working up a sun­ tan. On the other hand, we could hardly think of Independence day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and East­ er without being reminded of the songs that go with them—The Star Spangled Banner or America the Beautiful for the Fourth of July, Now Thank We All Our God in No­ vember; and all the Christmas and, Easter carols. ♦ * • God and Country t T looks as if some kinds of holl- *■ days produce songs and others don’ t. It appears to be a general rule: If the holiday is specially patriotic or religious, then people sing; otherwise they don’t. God and country, in short, arouse emo­ tion and enthusiasm which (for ex­ ample) the memory even of a great man like Jefferson, or the planting of a tree, does not. This is generally true throughout the world. It was true in ancient Israel, for many of the Psalms are holiday hymns, fes­ tival songs. Some years ago a re­ ligious denomination issued a new hymn hook. One minister roundly denounced the book because it had introduced a few patriotic hymns. “ My Country, ‘tis of Thee” has no place in public worship, he said. If that man had been a clos­ er student of the Psalms, he would not have made such a criticism. Most patriotic hymns are really prayers for one’s native land; Psalms 105 and 106 are only two of a number of Psalms which are in the best sense of the word patriotic. If the reader will look through the Psalms for himself, noting all the references to God and to Israel, remembering that Israel was the name of the poet’s country, he will be convinced that in those times as in these, love for God and love for country are singable. • * • Hallelujah O UR word “Hallelujah” Is He­ brew, and comes from the Psalms. It means “ Praise ye the Lord!” Incidentially, it is a relig­ ious word, and, should not be used, as it so often is, irreverently or lightly. Psalms 111-118 in our Bible were sung as a group, and called the Hallel, or the Praise. The Hallel was sung regularly at the three great holiday festivals: Passover (near our Easter time), Pentecost (in early summer, ances­ tor of our Whitsunday), and Taber­ nacles (in the fall). When our Lord had his “ Last Supper” he and his friends would sing these very Psalms. The “ hymn” they sang before they went out was very prob­ ably the latter part of this group, 116-118, always sung at the end of the Passover meal. The note of praise in these Psalms is very strong. They are not in a minor key. * • * Parodies * SAD'FACT today is that the **■- im-Christian world, which does not understand religion at all, has taken over our religious holidays but leaves the religion out The result Is a parody, something with­ out rhyme or reason. Take a look, next winter, at Christmas greeting cards for sale. You will find scot- ty pups, all sorts of things, more easily than you will find true Christmas messages. For people who are not Chris­ tians, Christmas is only Xmas, a time for exchanging useless presents, a time for shopkeep­ ers to make money. And as for Easter, there are cities where the big items are only the bunnies and the parade, neither of which, has the slightest thing to do with the real Easter. (Copyright by the International Corns, oil at Religious Education on behalf oi 10 Protestant denominations. Released ejr WJiU J’eatqres. ... CLARENCE J. BROWN Writes W ith a Buckeye I n Congress' American tradition and senti­ ment have won. The White House, in which Dolly Madison hung out the familv wash, will retain its present outer walls and lines, hut will be conroletely reconstructed inside so as to be fireproof and safe for the centuries to come. The work o f rebuilding the his­ toric structure will take at least two years, with the cost expected to run at least two or three mil­ lion dollars. Legislation to bring about a real unification o f the Army, Navy, and A ir Forces, and to make possible savings o f a billion and a half dollars a year, or more in our national defense expendi­ tures, as recommedsd by the Hoo­ ver Commission, received the fi­ nal approval o f the Congress & the President last week. While granting the Secretary o f Na­ tional Defense broad powers to unify and direct the activities of the Armed Services, Congress did write into the law limitations to protect and maintain'the sepa­ rate identity of the Marine Corps and other combat organizations, which because o f their past ac­ complishments, have become a part of the American tradition. Comptroller General Lindsay Warren, who, as the agent of the Congress, audits ail expenditures made in the Executive Branch o f the Governrqent, last week sent a report to Capitol Hill showing that in slightly over a billion dol­ lars worth of war contracts au­ dited he found “ improper pay- . ments in excess of 6 million dol­ lars which were induced by fraud.” Of this amount he has been able to recover fo r the Gov­ ernment only 107 thousand 882 dollars. Rumor has it that much greater frauds and more shock­ ing corrupt practices by those in high government positions dur­ ing the war will 300n be revealed. Attorney General Tom Clark, who has been nominated by the President to he Supreme Court Justice to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Murphy/ may not he promptly confirmed by the Senate. A number o f Sen­ ators are considering the advis­ ability of opposing confirmation o f Clark’s appontment. The House la$t week, without a dissenting vote, approved a hill to increase pensions fo r the disabled veterans o f all wars, as well as for the widows and or­ phans o f veterans. The upward adjustment in these pensions was made to meet the increased cost of liviftg. The nation, o f course, must take adequate care o f its disabled veterans, and o f the wid­ ows and orphans o f those who paid the supreme sacrifice on the field o f battle. There is a strong possibility that by next week the House may cesses, during which time no leg- start a period o f three-d&y re- islation will be considered, in order to permit the Senate to clear up the accumulation o f bills now waiting actipn in that body. The House will probably complete work this week on all important legislative n ) asures now on its schedule, but the Sen­ ate has a number o f appropri­ ation and other bills still to con- sider. Under the Gonstitution neither House can adjourn for more than three days at a time while the other remains in ses­ sion. Hence, the three-day recess arrangement which will permit House members to get away from Washington for a short time. The Republican National Com­ mittee has a new Chairman, fo l­ lowing a day-long meeting here in Washington last Thursday. I-Ie is Guy G. Gabrielson, the New Jersey member o f the Commit­ tee. He was born, reared, and educated in Iowa. He is 58 years o f age, a successful-lawyer and businessman, and has a reputa­ tion as an organizzer. He succeeds. Representative Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, who was personally selected for the Chairmanship by Presidential nominee Dewey at the close o f the Republican Na­ tional Convention in Philadelphia last yeaiv In, the 1948 Convention Gabrielson supported the candi­ dacy of Senator Robert Taft of Ohio fo r the nomination for President. Later he headed the organization which carried New Jersey for Governor Dewey in November. The House has passed and sent -to the Senate the Harris Bill which would make changes in the Natural Gas Act so as to limit the control o f the Federal Power Coipmission over the transportation of natural gas from the wells to the consump­ tion centers, such as Ohio. It is believed the passage o f this law will guarantee a more plentiful supply o f natural gas fo r Ohio homes and industries next win­ ter. Following all sorts of parli­ amentary maneuvers fo r two- weeks, the Senate has at last apporved the European Recov­ ery Program appropriation hill, but only after cutting the a- mount. requested by the Presi­ dent another ten per cent. The House, which passed the hill many weeks ago, had also re­ duced the amount requested" by the Administration for foreign aid. The House is scheduled to vote upon the Administration Military Aid Program bill this week. The President has already agreed to the elimination of many o f the broad grants of discretionary powers contained in the original , measure, but it appears certain there will be many other limita­ tions written into the measure, and that the over-all appropria­ tion involved may he sharply re­ duced. SQUIRES-DUNEVANT Miss .Helen Equires and Rob­ ert Dunevant were married Sun­ day at 4:30 in the Methodist church in Yellow Springs, Rev. Harry Baker reading the service. GREENE’S TAVERN FEES The-share o f Greene county from tavern fees fo r last year was $23,419.69. Night club per­ mits are $1,000; $400 for mid­ night closing hour for sale of liquor, and $200 fo r a private club. WONDERHE'S FLOUNDERING Plant Ills Expert Has Important lob Task Complicated, Needs Much Study Diagnosing plant ills is a compli­ cated task and one which requires careful study. Specialists of the Clemson extension entomology and plant disease department suggest that, in arriving at decisions, con­ sideration should always be given to possibility of winter injury and cold damage. “ Telling farmers and other plant growers what alls their plants' is an important function of the agri­ cultural workers,” the specialists say. “ It is the first step in pre­ scribing the best possible remedy.” Seed treatment is not a cure-all, they point out, even though at times it is entirely effective in pre- ' Diagnosing plant ills, as this expert is doing here, is a com­ plicated task and one which re­ quires study, venting the occurrence of diseases. “More frequently,” the specialists added, “ it is only one step in a disease control plan. Disease germs are harbored at times deep in the seed and away from the reaches of seed treatment.” They explained that diseases may be carried over on old crop refuse in the seed bed, on soil, or weeds. Other practices may be needed to obtain greatest disease control. For example, seed treatment alone does not completely control watermelon anthracnose, but in, demonstrations last year seed treatment delayed the disease until late in the season when a minimum of dust applica­ tions proved practical. It's Murder! W. W. Allen, paint company chemist, gazes triumphantly at a poison ivy plant which has been sprayed with letal weedone brush killer 32, the first prep­ aration of Its kind for destroy­ ing woody growth as well as weeds. The denuded plant shows the killing effect of the new preparation. Weedone b r u s h killer 32 is a combination 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. The killer whose effect is shown in this photo, was mixed with diesel oil when sprayed. Two 'Rules of Thumb* Available to Dairymen Dairymen interested in measur­ ing the efficiency of their farm production nowJiave two “ rules of thumb” to use ai" guides. The more efficient dairymen are those who .ship 50 gallons of milk daily for each full-time man employed in their dairy business, according to Joe Fou, extension dairyman at the University of Maryland. As another guide, he states that one gallon of milk should be produced dally for each acre of cropland and "pasture used in feeding the dairy herd. Range Shelters Pay Off For Raisers of Poultry Successful poultrymen are in­ creasing their use of range shelters. Range shelters are easier to build" and cost less than a brooder house. They can be readily moved. Grow­ ing birds get more fresh air and access to clean body-building* pas­ ture. Missouri university tests showed that birds pastured on well- fertilizea alfalfa were healthier and needed less feed for each pound of ‘grain. Along the Greene County Farm Front | By E. A. DRAKE Camp Reservations Close August 17 Tickets sales to Greene County Farm Men’s Camp w ill close Aug. 17 and farmers expecting to at­ tend this years encampment should get their reservation tick­ et from their township commit­ teemen or at the County Agents office. Raymond Spraeklin is in charge of ticket sales and has named a committee in each town­ ship. • - The camp will be held at Camp Clifton Saturday and Sunday August 20-21 and is sponsored by the Farm Forum. Miami township committee members arc arranging the program. The camp will open Saturday afternoon August 20 at 2:00 p. m. with claybird, rifle and pistol shooting. Charles Coulter, Donald Swisshelm, and Floyd Bailey will be in charge, -- Archie Peterson, as program chairman, will be in charge of the Saturday evening program and Raymond Spraeklin is chair­ man of the committee planning the Sunday morning service. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holsapple will be camp cooks. Dairy Day August 12 Ohio's tweny-second annual Ohio Dairy Day will Be Friday August 12 at tlie state experi­ ment station at Wooster. . The program will get under way at 9:30 a, m., fast time, and is chucked full of subjects of in­ terest to every- dairyman. Copies of the program may be had at your county agents office. Orchard Day August 18 Orchard reconstruction will be tlie general theme of the annual , Orchard Day event of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, at Wooster August 12. New plantings of orchards are being suggested. Many apple, peach, cherry, plum, and pear orchards should be replaced with new ones. The importance of site, selection of varieties, pollination, and soil management will be em­ phasized on this year’s program. A. F. Vierlieller, extension hor­ ticulturist at -the Universitv of Marvland, will be the out-of-state speaker on the program. Orchard Day on August 18 and the meeting of the Ohio State Horticultural Society mi Aug. 17 at Jackson, Ohio are planned jointly by the Department of Hor­ ticulture and the officers of the -Horticultural’ Society. O. R. Y. Party Cancelled The Older Rural Youth Party regularly held the second Satur­ day evening of each month lias been-cancelled for the month of August. The camp at Camp Clifton last week-end replaced—"the regular monthly meeting of the group. Their next party will be Septem­ ber 10 at the Xenia Armory. Name New Executive Board Members . Two Ohio 4-H Advisors were named to the executive board of the Ohio 4-H Foundation during the first advisors’ congress on the Ohio State University Camp­ us. Those named were Mrs. Cal­ vin Retterer, Marion County and Lloyd Roby, Madison County. A t this first congress, made possible through income-from the 4-H Foundation funds, 136 Ohio advisors, representing 63 counties were present. Problems relating to understanding and working with boys and girls and planning the local 4-H program were the principal items of discussion. Mrs. Roy Purdom, Xenia town­ ship 4-H Advisor represented Greene County at the Congress. The Hog Market The"'hog market is expected to be in a rather strong position fo r the next four weeks, as most of the spring pig supply will not start to arrive on the market un­ til after Mid August. Spring pigs should be pushed for an .early fall market as prices are expect­ ed to break to support level when the heavy spring pig crop starts moving to market. The support price has been es­ tablished through September at over $18.00 per cwt. The support "price for October will probably be considerable lower, and this fact alone should justify farmers to push hogs for the early market. Farmer Getting Less of Food Dollar Farmer’s share of the dollar spent for food in April, 1949, was down to 49 cents, first time since May, 1943, that his share has been below half. Between Novem­ ber, 1943, and January 1948, the farmer’s share was 55 in several months. From^ Tennessee comes a new way to control crabgrass in strawberry beds; with geese, five to eight geese per acre. TEMPERATURES July temperatures in this area were over 4d- egrees aboye nor­ mal for the 31 days. It was over 90 for 18 days hr the month. Peak readings ranged from 94 to 98 in Greene county sections. STEER SELLS HIGH The grand champion 4-H club ] steer of the Washington C. H. j fair auction sold for $619. or at I the rate of $51 per pound. Ron­ nie McCoy owned the steer. I IsAboutComplet Dieselization railroads call it —meaning abandonment of steam locomotives and installation o t diesel-electric engines. The Pennsylvania railroad is announcing that within a short time its lines through G r e e n e ! county, on both divisions, w.«i have only diesel locomotives for passenger trains, with their use on freights rapidly ■approaching 100 % . Other railroads—for example the B. & O. in this area—began using diesels a dozen years ago, and that railroad has used such power exclusively for the past 10 years on all through trains. But the Pennsy, set to tradition as : nolicji stuck to steam power, doubling R4’s on heavy name trains, am1 even designing a double engine, the T -l. (riving coal-fueled engines a final whirl o f experiment. For a year the PER had i» service a pair of diesels on thl famous “ Red Arrow,” *between Harrisburg and Detroit. As other roads had discovered, the operation of the diesels wavs only a fraction of the cost of steam locomotives, and when the management went for diesels It went all-out. As a result Green-countains have become familiar with the smoke-free trains and accustom­ ed, too, the the low-toned whistles. There are those to whom the murmur of a Pennsy steam-engine whistle—they were about 100% uniform in tone—was sweet mus­ ic, and having the cbwbawl o f the soulless robot with less per­ sonality than a light switch sup­ plant the steam engine, makes them sad indeed. But such is progress. The tally sheet Teveals a mir­ acle in savings in operating cost; in favor of the diesel, and savings is the only hope railroads have in the wage-tax-pension dilemma they find themselves in. A NAME THAT STANDS FOR GOOD FURNITURE BUDGET PLAN AVAILABLE ADAIR'S SAVE BYMAIL DEAD STOCK Horses $4.00 Cows $4.00 According to Size and Condition CALL " Xenia 454 Reverse Charges XENIA FERTILIZER E. G. Buchsicb, Inc. H F L O A O M R A E M N S S S Claibourne-McDermott Co. Phone 2238 ' 38 Vz N. 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